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AJCC Privacy Policy

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The American Joint Committee on Cancer ("AJCC") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of each and every user of our Web site and interactive educational products. Please take a moment to carefully read and understand our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Policy, we invite you to contact AJCC using the contact information below.

AJCC, through the services of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), uses various technologies to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of information volunteered or collected from all of its users. We do not require anyone to divulge any personally identifiable information to use our Web site. AJCC on occasion requires a user to register, when, for example, participating in collaborative work. AJCC will not collect personal information about you unless the information is provided voluntarily by you.

I. Information AJCC Collects

Information Collected From You

The personally identifiable information we request from you may include your: (i) country of residence, (ii) first, middle and last name, (iii) age and date of birth, (iv) highest level of education attained, (v) job title, (vi) home or office phone and fax numbers, (vii) employer's name and address, (viii) home or office address, (ix) home or office email address, (x) and AJCC identification number, user ID, and password.

Information Collected Through Technology

Primarily to tailor AJCC sites to your needs, AJCC collects information using technology, such as IP addresses and cookies. For example, your IP address provides AJCC with non-personally identifiable information about how you entered the Internet, namely through your Internet service provider, your company or some other source, and can permit AJCC to identify the frequency with which you visit AJCC sites. Standard features in Internet browser software such as "cookies" allow Web sites to track certain user activities by assigning each of our visitors a unique number that resides on your computer. AJCC uses cookies to make our sites more interesting and useful (for example, cookies let us know which of our sites you have been visiting and which you have not). to identify the frequency with which you visit AJCC sites. Standard features in Internet browser software such as "cookies" allow Web sites to track certain user activities by assigning each of our visitors a unique number that resides on your computer. AJCC uses cookies to make our sites more interesting and useful (for example, cookies let us know which of our sites you have been visiting and which you have not).

Information Is Not Collected On-Line From Children Under 13

AJCC does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information on-line from children under the age of 13.

II. How AJCC Uses That Information

AJCC uses the information collected to enable a user to: (i) receive AJCC newsletters and product and/or service announcements, and (ii) to participate in AJCC sponsored meetings, programs, and activities.

No personally identifiable information we request from you is sold to third parties. Personally identifiable information (namely, your name and email) is occasionally shared with third parties (namely, AJCC member organizations and the publisher(s) of our educational materials) so that these parties can send you promotional material about goods and services offered by the AJCC or the third parties.

V. Updating Contact Information and Opt-Out Choices

AJCC enables users of its Web site and interactive educational tools to update contact information and to opt-out of the collection of personally identifiable information by email, telephone, or regular mail. Please use the contact information listed below.

VI. Questions or Comments

If you have any questions or comments about the American Joint Committee on Cancer's privacy policy, please contact: